One of the narratives the Red Sox and media were trying to feed the public is it made sense to trade Mookie Betts since he was deadset on testing the free agent market this coming winter.
As absurd as that is is to believe, some folks did. This is the lowly Boston Red Sox after all. /eyeroll emjoi
As such, Betts is now a Dodger and he is a player they should absolutely do everything to do to keep. Whether that’s an extension now or giving him the largest free-agent contract to date in November or December.